Markandeya Purana — Adhyaya 34, Shloka 116
Adhyaya 34 — Madālāsā’s Instruction on Sadācāra (Householder Conduct, Purity, and Daily Rites)
यस्मिन् कृषीबला राष्ट्रे प्रायशो नातिभोगिनः ।
यत्रौषधन्यशेषाणि वसेत्तत्र विचक्षणः ॥
yasmin kṛṣībalā rāṣṭre prāyaśo nātibhoginaḥ / yatrauṣadhanyaśeṣāṇi vasettatra vicakṣaṇaḥ
जिस राज्य में कृषि-बल प्रबल हो, जहाँ लोग सामान्यतः भोग-विलास में अति न करते हों, और औषधियाँ तथा धान्य प्रचुर हों—वहाँ विवेकी पुरुष को रहना चाहिए।
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FAQs
Prosperity is not mere luxury: a stable agrarian base, moderation in enjoyment, and ready medicines/food reserves create conditions for dharmic life and resilience.
Practical dharma and polity guidance (ācāra/rājadharma-adjacent), not a pancalakṣaṇa cosmological account.
Agriculture and stored grain symbolize cultivated merit and inner reserves (saṃskāra). ‘Not over-indulgent’ indicates conserving vitality (ojas) so that one’s inner ‘kingdom’ remains healthy.